This is where the confusion started, and it only got worse from there.īut you may still be wondering… why Episode IV? When asked this, Lucas has stated that it was for “technical and storytelling reasons.” Lucas is famously flippant for his remarks on what Star Wars was originally intended to be. This of course comes after the release of The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 which came with the Episode V under title right out of the gate. The film enjoyed many rereleases in subsequent years but it wasn’t until 1981 that the title sequence was changed to read Episode IV and the new under title. This may seem like a shock but when Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released in 1977, it was simply known as Star Wars. Buy why? Why not just release the films in the right order? Why confuse audiences with non linear storytelling. If you were to ask the man himself, George Lucas, he could say it all makes perfect sense. The confusion that the Star Wars saga’s episodic releases have caused is itself a part of Star Wars. These words were uttered by comedian and actor Eddie Izzard over two decades ago. “Four, five, six – one, two, three – ten.”
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